Chapter 1566: The Battle of Xuzhou (163)
Zong Kou is trustworthy, although the pressure given by the enemy is unprecedented, but it can be seen that this is still because the previous victory confused the soldiers, and now the best situation is that he shows up to stabilize the morale of the army, but Zhang Fei finally gave up, he is not in a hurry to personally lead the troops to join the battle group, he wants to see how long it will take for Zong Kou to turn the soldiers from the arrogant and contemptuous of the enemy, as long as Zong Kou does a good job, then after the initial battle, I believe that the situation will soon be reversed.
Of course, what he actually wanted to see the most was that Zong Kou could change the situation of the battle through other means, and just when Zhang Fei was looking forward to it, Zong Kou led his subordinates from the front to the front, slashing at the enemy soldiers all the way. Passive attack to active attack, it seems that there is little difference, but the situation on the battlefield is really changing, the Xuzhou army, which originally looked a little precarious, under the leadership of Zong Kou, launched a wave of offensive against the enemy, and at the moment when the Xuzhou army attacked in a big way, Zong Kou, who took the lead, entered the enemy group from the front.
At the same time, the four partial generals Zhang Ping, Ding Zai, Cen Ning, and Le Meng, who were separated from the flanks, attacked the enemy from the flanks at the same time, which not only greatly reduced their pressure, but also took the opportunity to launch a counterattack.
Ding Zai, Cen Ning, and Le Meng have long been Zhang Fei's right-hand men, but their reputation is not said to be in the world, even in Xuzhou, few people can know who the three of them are, but after defeating Ji Ling, it will be different, not only in the whole army, the reputation of the three of them has spread, and even their names appear on Liu Lan's desk.
Although they didn't capture Ji Ling alive, but that battle was really beautiful, and the three of them have their own characteristics, and they are all young, they are real talents that can be cultivated, although they are not the historical generals that Liu Lan is familiar with, but who knows if they will not be able to become the next Yan Zhi or Guan Zhang Zhao in the future?
The three of them and Zhang Ping led the troops to kill the enemy group from the left and right, and the battle situation was completely reversed, especially Le Meng, among the four, he was known as a little Zhang Fei in the army, not because his appearance was similar to Zhang Fei, but many characteristics were exactly the same as Zhang Fei when fighting, as if at the moment of killing the enemy group, he was the only one who roared and said: "Brothers, kill with me!" ”
The assault on the two wings greatly reduced the pressure on Zong Kou in the middle, allowing him to lead the Xuzhou army to launch a fierce charge against the bandit army more easily, and the battle situation developed towards Zong Kou's most willing side.
And such a situation is obviously a blow to the rear fang, looking at the retreating troops, he immediately roared: "Resist, resist me, and if there are retreaters, there will be no forgiveness!" ”
As soon as the retreating bandits heard the word "no forgiveness", their footsteps immediately slowed down, many of them were new to join, for them, it was their original intention to rob and make a fortune, and now they have made a lot of money along the way, in such a situation, how could they be willing to die on the battlefield, and they were killed because of retreat?
Eager to survive, they once again rushed to the Xuzhou army, and in just a few hundred meters away, the two sides launched a tragic confrontation.
Everywhere you can see stumps and broken arms, and blood is like a stream.
The battle became stalemate again, although it is true that the soldiers under Zhang Fei's tent are elite, but after all, most of them are new recruits, they are new to the battlefield, and they may be able to exert 100% strength when the battle situation is smooth, but it seems that the repeated battle situation makes them a little at a loss.
The tenacity of the enemy army is beyond the imagination of many people, as if it is inexhaustible, and the bandits in front are constantly engaged in the battle, and the battle situation is in this way, you come and I go in rotation, at this moment you have the upper hand in the battle, the next moment he has the advantage, the first moment it seems to be in hand, and the next moment it may become a dangerous scene.
On the battlefield, the speed of the alternation of attack and defense is not to mention these recruits, even some veterans and even Zongkou Zhang Ping and others have never seen it, such a battle is far from being comparable to the battle with the Cao army in Peixian, but the intensity is far more than the battle with the Cao army.
Fighting with the Cao army, they were at a disadvantage, and the battle was tragic and even tragic, but the battle situation in front of them, although it can also be described as tragic, but compared with the unforgettable battle at that time, it was really 108,000 miles away, but such a battle would be a great test for Zong Kou, because from now on, there was a huge gap between the two sides, and they should win and deal with it with absolute overwhelming superiority, just like the previous battle, 2,000 people defeated 10,000 people, but the current situation is, The enemy army is inseparable from them under the absolute disadvantage, such a scene, Rao is Zongkou has experienced a hundred battles, and it is the first time that he has participated in countless battles.
If the battle with Cao Cao made him understand how to better command the troops to fight in an unfavorable situation, then he must learn how to play to his advantages in the current battle and make the battle easier, and now he can't give full play to his advantages, this battle has been awkward from the beginning of the battle, which is why the battlefield is the current situation, and he must now find a way to make the other party awkward, then this battle will become easy and simple.
Almost at the moment when the enemy launched a counterattack, Zong Kou raised the spear in his hand, sank his dantian, and shouted: "Soldiers, charge with me." Zong Kou's roar resounded in the wilderness like his spring thunder, inspired by his roar, the morale of the Xuzhou army suddenly rose, and the moment his words fell, he rushed towards the enemy again, and the four Zhang Ping on the flank, also regained their morale again, and roared in unison while returning to the enemy: "Kill!" ”
Zhang Fei, who has been observing the battlefield situation, clearly observed the battlefield situation of both sides, and grasped the morale, obviously Zong Kou has more experience, he knows how to mobilize the Xuzhou army, but Houqian is not easy, he can have today's reputation, it is indeed not a waste of fame, he can make the battle situation like this in such an unfavorable situation, Houqian has almost done the best.
He knows that they have encountered a tough bone in this battle, such a resilient opponent, in Zhang Fei's memory, is only available to Cao Jun, it can be seen that they can run rampant in Donglai is not for nothing, but he also knows that the soldier's concession often highlights the character of the main general, looking at his generals, you can know what this army will be like when fighting, and also look at the battle of a unit, you can also know what kind of personality his lord will be.
And now the combat situation of the two sides shows that this Hou Qian is actually similar to his personality, at least when fighting, they dare to fight and rush, there is not too much deployment, just a rush, in the most violent and easiest way to end the battle.
Therefore, the battle between the two sides at this moment will be like a pair of strong men swinging punches at the same time, but neither of them pays attention to dealing with the punches that come from them, only thinking that their punch will definitely be able to knock the opponent down, and this is also the key to the two sides fighting together, but they have never been able to distinguish the winner or loser.
On the battlefield, the two sides came and went, the swords, guns, swords and halberds in their hands danced non-stop, and as the soldiers of the Xuzhou Army shouted again, a puddle of blood instantly spurted out, and he saw a bandit soldier holding the arm of the ring knife was cut off, and the soldier instantly let out a painful wail like killing a pig.
The fierce battlefield made his blood boil, but now is the most important test for Zong Kou, he doesn't want his efforts to be wasted because of his help, this will be a blow to him or a kind of protection, Zhang Fei is difficult to judge, when deciding on a thing, sometimes the result will not be one, and there may even be multiple possibilities.
It's like now, when he appears, it is likely to be a great encouragement to Zong Kou, or it may be a stimulus, which will make him feel that he no longer trusts him, or it will make him feel that he has lost confidence in him, and even make him feel pressure in his heart and fail to complete his own entrustment, maybe he will doubt himself and lose self-confidence.
These considerations, if it were before, Zhang Fei would never have it, and he wouldn't care, but when he personally led the troops, he found that he had so many things to do, especially when he was a confidant, many times he would think about what kind of reaction the lord had at that time, or how he would do if he was the lord instead.
It is under this kind of thinking that Zhang Fei has made great progress, and has changed from a fierce general who only knew how to fight on the battlefield back then, to a general who is trusted enough by Liu Lan and dares to let him be in charge, Zhang Fei's growth is gratifying, and even his growth is far more concerned by Liu Lan than Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and others, because it is too difficult.
A fierce general, fighting on the battlefield, such a person is easy to find, it is not easy to find a reckless man with two strong arms, but it is difficult to find a general who commands thousands of troops, looking at the entire Three Kingdoms, there are only a handful of people who can meet this requirement, and now Zhang Fei has actually become one of them, this difficulty is not much simpler than making Zhuge Guojia Sima Yi a fierce general.
The sound of the clash of blades and the sound of gold and iron resounded over the plain, and the screams of the enemy and us at the moment of death made Zhang Fei wake up from his contemplation, and his eyes became bigger and bigger as he looked at the battlefield.
The fierce confrontation became more and more miserable, and even the smell of blood could be clearly smelled, of course, the most familiar war drums became the most beautiful sound on the battlefield, compared to the bandits, they did not have these ordnance to command the troops, and relied entirely on shouting, which was the same as those bandits back then, but in the eyes of their regular army, the range of shouting was limited after all, and the sound of war drums could make each of their soldiers know what they were going to do now.
The purpose is very clear, the earth-shattering drum is the driving force for them to keep moving forward, even if the drum is intertwined with a lot of screaming noise, but as long as they can distinguish the drum sound, they can make the most correct choice according to the intention of the commander, and this is something that the bandits can never do.
On the battlefield, the two sides came and went, the swords, guns, swords and halberds in their hands danced non-stop, and as the soldiers of the Xuzhou Army shouted again, a puddle of blood instantly spurted out, and he saw a bandit soldier holding the arm of the ring knife was cut off, and the soldier instantly let out a painful wail like killing a pig.
The fierce battlefield made his blood boil, but now is the most important test for Zong Kou, he doesn't want his efforts to be wasted because of his help, this will be a blow to him or a kind of protection, Zhang Fei is difficult to judge, when deciding on a thing, sometimes the result will not be one, and there may even be multiple possibilities.
It's like now, when he appears, it is likely to be a great encouragement to Zong Kou, or it may be a stimulus, which will make him feel that he no longer trusts him, or it will make him feel that he has lost confidence in him, and even make him feel pressure in his heart and fail to complete his own entrustment, maybe he will doubt himself and lose self-confidence.
These considerations, if it were before, Zhang Fei would never have it, and he wouldn't care, but when he personally led the troops, he found that he had so many things to do, especially when he was a confidant, many times he would think about what kind of reaction the lord had at that time, or how he would do if he was the lord instead.
It is under this kind of thinking that Zhang Fei has made great progress, and has changed from a fierce general who only knew how to fight on the battlefield back then, to a general who is trusted enough by Liu Lan and dares to let him be in charge, Zhang Fei's growth is gratifying, and even his growth is far more concerned by Liu Lan than Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and others, because it is too difficult.
A fierce general, fighting on the battlefield, such a person is easy to find, it is not easy to find a reckless man with two strong arms, but it is difficult to find a general who commands thousands of troops, looking at the entire Three Kingdoms, there are only a handful of people who can meet this requirement, and now Zhang Fei has actually become one of them, this difficulty is not much simpler than making Zhuge Guojia Sima Yi a fierce general.
The sound of the clash of blades and the sound of gold and iron resounded over the plain, and the screams of the enemy and us at the moment of death made Zhang Fei wake up from his contemplation, and his eyes became bigger and bigger as he looked at the battlefield.
The fierce confrontation became more and more miserable, and even the smell of blood could be clearly smelled, of course, the most familiar war drums became the most beautiful sound on the battlefield, compared to the bandits, they did not have these ordnance to command the troops, and relied entirely on shouting, which was the same as those bandits back then, but in the eyes of their regular army, the range of shouting was limited after all, and the sound of war drums could make each of their soldiers know what they were going to do now.
The purpose is very clear, the earth-shattering drum is the driving force for them to keep moving forward, even if the drum is intertwined with a lot of screaming noise, but as long as they can distinguish the drum sound, they can make the most correct choice according to the intention of the commander, and this is something that the bandits can never do.